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Testing for acquired chromosomal aberrations

The testing is used to determine the frequency of acquired chromosomal aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Material:

Peripheral blood

Turnover Time:

2-8 weeks

Spinal muscular atrophy – determination of copy number of exon 7 and 8 in the SMN1 gene

Examination of SMN1 and SMN2 genes associated with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by MLPA method. This concerns an autosomal recessive disease that is most often associated with homozygous deletion of exon 7 in the SMN1 gene (almost 95% of all patients with SMA).

Material:

Peripheral blood, Isolated DNA from blood

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

3 days

Testing for maternal contamination

Testing of maternal contamination of material after collection by invasive techniques, using QF-PCR.

Material:

Peripheral blood, Isolated DNA from blood

STATIM

2 days

Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome – detection of the 3 most common mutations in the DHCR7 gene (p.Trp151Ter, p.Val326Leu and c.964-1G>C)

Screening of the 3 most common DHCR7 gene mutations: c.452G>A (p.Trp151Ter), c.976G>T (p.Val326Leu), c.964-1G>C (IVS8-1G>C) using Sanger sequencing, which represent about 81% of all mutations in patients with SLOS (Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, OMIM 270400).

Material:

Chorionic villi, Amniotic fluid …
Chorionic villi, Amniotic fluid, Cord blood, Isolated DNA from chorionic villi, Isolated DNA from amniotic fluid, Isolated DNA from cordocentesis, DNA isolated from cultured cells

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

1 week

Testing for maternal contamination of the conception

Testing for maternal contamination of aborted foetal tissue by QF-PCR.

Material:

Peripheral blood, Buccal swab …
Peripheral blood, Buccal swab, Isolated DNA from blood

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

Testing for acquired chromosomal aberrations

Karyotyping to determine the level of chromosome damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Material:

Peripheral blood

Turnover Time:

2-8 weeks